4/18/2017 Still Fighting!

I remembered the slogan for Leukemia today, “No one fights alone”! All of you and many others have been fighting with us this whole time! Fighting with your prayers! Fighting with your words of encouragement! Fighting with all the love and support you have shown us! Thank you!

Tonight I am praying for all of you! I’m praying for our cousin who lost her Mom! I’m praying for our cousin that was diagnosed with Merkel Cell Carcinoma! I’m praying for an Uncle that is fighting cancer too! I’m praying for your health or strength to get through your life challenges! I think I have a lot to pray for and a lot to be thankful for!

Chris WBC is 5.32 today, a little lower than yesterday, but you’ll have that. His neutrophils are up to 370! Once his neutrophils get to 500 and we get his fever under control plus get him off of antibiotics in his IV, he will be able to head home for a bit. 🙏

Chris tells the nurses and doctors to call him Mr. T, he then says he is the white Mr.  T. (He thinks this is really funny!) After the last couple days I think his new name should be Mr. Pin Cushion! After removing his PICC line they wanted to have 2 IVs. The IV in his left arm hasn’t been working from the beginning. He has been poked by the best nurses and they cannot find a good vein! They even brought in a ultrasound machine to help them find a good vein! So at least 10 attempts later he still has only ONE working IV, hence the name Mr. Pin Cushion! Chris remembered that his Dad would hate to have to have blood drawn because they couldn’t find a good vein on him either? I didn’t have the heart to remind Chris that his Dad was 99 years old! 😊